Babb School

Babb School operates as an one-room-style elementary campus in Babb, Montana, run under Browning Elem. Current enrollment sits at 14 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 167 students per school, that is 92% smaller than typical.

Browning Elem runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,280 students. Babb School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Babb School records that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Glacier County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Glacier County) logs that median household income runs about $46,875, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Babb School is one of 18 public schools in Glacier County (combined enrollment of about 2,685 students).

Browning High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 28.3 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 59%: 34 students in 2018 compared to 14 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.